Who is better, Abidal or Careca?
Eric Abidal leads with a GOAT score of 83.9 against 83.9 for Careca — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Abidal vs Careca
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AbidalWinner
83.9Abidal wins: Dominance, Honours
Careca
83.9Careca wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Eric Abidal
83.9
Abidal leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Eric Abidal
2. Careca
Category breakdown
Season form · Goals per season
Career timeline · Goals per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 22 · Goals per season
1. 🇫🇷 Eric Abidal0 goals
1 season by age 22 · 0 per season
Setting the pace at age 22
No verified birth date for Careca — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | AbidalRetired | CarecaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Champions League titles | 2 | — |
| La Liga titles | 4 | — |
| Ligue 1 titles | 3 | — |
| France caps | 66 | — |
| FIFA Club World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| UEFA Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Serie A titles | — | 1 |
| Brazil goals | — | 29 |
| Career goals | — | 350 |
| Brazilian league titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 85 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Abidal83.9
Careca83.9
FAQ
Where does Careca beat Abidal?
Careca scores higher on peak, statistics, longevity. Abidal leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Abidal vs Careca score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Abidal: 83.9, Careca: 83.9.
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